Senior Quality Automation Engineer

UST; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

UST is seeking a hands-on Sr. Quality Engineer based in Toronto. In this role, you will validate AI solutions and data pipelines, focusing on the automation and quality of software delivery. You will contribute to GenAI initiatives, implementing best practices in Quality Engineering while mentoring junior team members.

Benefits

Paid vacation

Paid sick leave

Supplemental Healthcare coverage

Company-paid life insurance

Qualifications

• 5+ years in QA/Agile environment focusing on automated validations.
• Hands-on experience with data engineering tools.
• Strong background in QA or Development.

Responsibilities

• Implement and champion best practices in Quality engineering.
• Create and maintain end-to-end test automation frameworks.
• Collaborate on cross-functional enterprise initiatives.

Skills

Data Engineering

Machine Learning

Python

Automation Testing

Tools

Spark

Databricks

Snowflake

Job description

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Who We Are

Born digital, UST transforms lives through the power of technology. We walk alongside our clients and partners, embedding innovation and agility into everything they do. We help them create transformative experiences and human-centered solutions for a better world.

Role Description

Sr. Quality Engineer

Specialist I - Software Engineering

Who We Are

Born digital, UST transforms lives through the power of technology. We walk alongside our clients and partners, embedding innovation and agility into everything they do. We help them create transformative experiences and human-centered solutions for a better world.

UST is a mission-driven group of 29,000+ practical problem solvers and creative thinkers in more than 30 countries. Our entrepreneurial teams are empowered to innovate, act nimbly, and create a lasting and sustainable impact for our clients, their customers, and the communities in which we live.

With us, you’ll create a boundless impact that transforms your career—and the lives of people across the world.

Visit us at UST.com.

You Are

We are looking for a hands-on Sr. Quality Engineer with a strong background in Data Engineering and applied Machine Learning, responsible for validating end-to-end AI solutions and data pipelines.

You’ll be part of a team working on GenAI Initiatives, testing systems that orchestrate models, tools and data into intelligent, context-aware pipelines.

The Opportunity

• Hybrid : In office / remote
• Implement and champion best practices in Quality engineering, supporting the implementation of the QE Program and overall QE process and standards through continuous test preparation and execution, leveraging an engineering mindset created by practicing deep, technical and domain expertise.
• Responsible for reviewing requirements and business functions
• Creating and maintaining end to end test automation frameworks on-prem and in cloud using Python.
• Responsible for designing the effective automated test frameworks and data-driven execution approach and test design techniques, suggesting and implementing improvements to the test automation processes and tooling.
• Train and mentor junior members of the team to help solidify their automation and testing expertise.
• Manual testing is to be expected, but emphasis will be placed on devising and implementing test automation.
• Develop standardized procedures - test strategies and plans, regression, integration, end to end testing, automated test cases.
• Working with Data Bricks, Snowflake and Azure, testing data hops through the different stages of transformation.
• Continuously identify potential issues, conflicts, and risks. Analyze, mitigate, and escalate where appropriate.
• Collaborate and contribute on cross-functional enterprise initiatives and manage the effective implementation of assigned deliverables.

This position description identifies the responsibilities and tasks typically associated with the performance of the position. Other relevant essential functions may be required.

What You Need

• Must have :
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in a QE / Agile environment with a focus on technical, automated validations leveraging variety of tools / technologies / frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with data engineering tools (e.g., Spark, Databricks, Snowflake) and strong understanding of data pipeline orchestration.
• Strong QA or Development background with focus on delivering excellent, well-tested, quality software into production, taking on the role of gatekeeper to production.
• Practical exposure to validating ML model output, metrics, and predictions using Python and popular libraries (e.g., Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, MLflow).
• Very good Python-coding skills, with focus on Spark / PySpark.
• Knowledge of ML lifecycle management and model monitoring.
• Must have implemented and be very familiar with CI / CD pipelines.
• Strong communicator with good organizational and time management capabilities, able to establish good working relationships across teams.
• Deadline-driven and results-oriented; able to meet consistently high-quality standards while handling a variety of tasks and deadlines simultaneously.
• Nice-to-have :
• Experience working with Models
• Experience developing or testing AI Frameworks.
• Exposure to ML frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Hugging Face Transformers.
• Familiarity with model drift detection and production monitoring practices.
• Understanding of responsible AI practices (e.g., fairness, explainability).
• Cloud-related experience.

Compensation can differ depending on factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, education, and level of experience. UST provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in various U.S. markets as set forth below.

Compensation Range : $108,000-$132,000

Full-time, regular employees accrue a minimum of 10 days of paid vacation per year, receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year), paid holidays, and are eligible for paid bereavement leave and jury duty. They and their dependents residing in Canada are eligible for Supplemental Healthcare coverage, as well as Company-paid Employee Only basic life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment coverage.

Full-time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year). They and their dependents residing in Canada are eligible for Supplemental Healthcare coverage, as well as Company-paid Employee Only basic life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment coverage.

Part-time regular and temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year).

All Canadian employees who work in a province, territory or locality with more generous paid sick leave benefits than specified here will receive the benefit of those sick leave laws.

What We Believe

We proudly embrace the values that have shaped UST since day one. We build our culture of Humility, Humanity, and Integrity. These values inspire us to nurture a people-first, human centric culture that fosters diversity, prioritizes sustainable solutions, and keeps our people and clients at the forefront of all decisions.

Humility

We will listen, learn, be empathetic and help selflessly in our interactions with everyone.

Humanity

Through business, we will better the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves.

Integrity

We honor our commitments and act with responsibility in all our relationships.

An Equal Opportunity Workplace, Free of Discrimination and Harassment

At UST, we strive to provide a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We are an equal opportunity employer and employment decisions are based on merit and business needs. Our Human Rights Policy further illustrates our stand on this. We are committed to following fair employment practices that provide equal opportunities to all employees. We do not discriminate or allow harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, disability, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, genetic information, military status, or any other legally protected status. At UST, we value diversity and believe that a diverse workplace builds a competitive advantage.

UST reserves the right to periodically redefine your roles and responsibilities based on the requirements of the organization and / or your performance.

Skills

Seniority level

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Quality Assurance

IT Services and IT Consulting

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